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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Maximum Depths - (Fresh)
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Harbor Entrance - 47.0 ft
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Main Channel - 45.0 ft
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hess - Max draft - 40'00
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Delfin - Max Draft - 42'00
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Chem Marine - Max Draft - 38'00 MLW
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kinder Morgan - berth 1 - 40'00 - all vessel arrivals require tide
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kinder Morgan - berth 2 - 40'00
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kinder Morgan - berth 3 - 30'00"
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kinder Morgan - berth 4 - Max draft 40'00, tide needed for anything deeper than 38'00
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">BP - Max draft 30'00" Low water
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Wando Terminal - Max draft 43'00 MLW - tide needed for anything deeper Than 43'01" Max BM No restriction North Charleston Terminal - Max draft 45'00 MLW - Max BM No restriction
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">CST - Max draft 45'00 MLW - Max BM No restrictions
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Veterans Terminal 35' MLW tidal restricted
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Nucor - Max draft 25'00 (movements daylight & tidal restricted), Max LOA 550', Max Beam 52'
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Pier J Max Draft 30 FT
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Per pilots - restrictions for Tanker movements:
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Drafts of 38'00 or less may transit at anytime
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Drafts of 38'01 to 40'00 -window: Start in 1 Hour before low water until 2 hours before high water
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Drafts of 40'01 to 41'00 - window: start in 2 hours after low water until 2 hours before high water
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Drafts of 41'01 to 42'00 - window: start in 3 hours after low water until 3 hours before high water
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">VESSEL TRAFFIC:
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">KMI 4 - BEN - ETA 2200/10
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> - CHEMICAL MARINER – ETA 07/13
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> - NORTHERN WOLVERINE – ETA 07/13
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">HESS - SEABULK ARCTIC -
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- POLITISA LADY - ETA 09<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">00/12
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">KMI 1 - ANNA MARIA - ETA 0600/15
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">BP - TUG RESOLVE & 650-3 - ETA 0100/11
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS:
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">48 Hours - advance receipt of crew list by Immigration for any vessel arriving from a foreign port, or arriving coast wise with detained crew.
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">24 Hours (minimum) - Foreign cargo must have manifest submitted to Customs & Border Patrol AMS. Bond must be filed for Foreign flag vessels or U.S. flag arriving with foreign
cargo aboard. 24 Hours - advance notice to Pilots
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">24 Hours - advance fax of crew list and approved visitors required by Terminal.
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">72 Hours - post port call, the Port Authority requires bill of lading figures for all bulk cargo.
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Port Security - All persons doing business within Port Authority property must have security pass from SCPA. All persons wanting unescorted access to any vessel must have a
valid TWIC.
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">CURRENT ARTICLES:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 9, 2012
SC Ports Pursuing Inland Port to Improve Efficiency of Freight Movement
Charleston, SC - The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) is pursuing the development of an inland port in Greer, South Carolina, to improve the efficiency
of international container movements between the Port of Charleston, the South Carolina Upstate and neighboring states.
The SCPA Board today authorized the negotiation of a preliminary engineering contract with Patrick Engineering that is the first step in bringing this important
project to realization. The firm has 13 offices across the U.S. and is partnering with South Carolina firm Davis and Floyd on the engineering work.
The SCPA's fiscal year 2013 capital plan included approximately $23.5 million in capital spending for this public-private partnership.
In 1982, the SCPA acquired a 100-acre site in Greer for the purposes of building an inland port, but it never gained significant traction and has been largely
dormant over the last 25 years.
"The successful growth of intermodal container movements in our state and the region requires the development of state-of-the-art container handling facilities
in the interior able to ground loaded and empty containers and leverage the efficiency and sustainability of rail transportation," said Jim Newsome, president and CEO of the SCPA. "The fact that the port will operate the facility provides an extension of
our Charleston facilities into the hinterland, not dissimilar to the development of the Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal, VA some years ago."
"The I-26 corridor is a critical transportation artery in the Southeast. The development of this facility has the potential, in time, to improve the movement
of freight in this corridor by converting 50,000 all-truck container moves to more efficient multimodal moves between the interior and the port. We see it as a game-changer for the port and the state of South Carolina," said Newsome. "The I-85 corridor, centered
on the Greenville/Spartanburg area, is projected to be the fastest-growing part of the Southeast over the next 20 years. This facility will be a further catalyst to the development of an enhanced distribution hub in this area."
The engineering study will define the land footprint required to support the facility, the final cost, and key operational aspects and will be performed on a
fast-track basis consistent with the aggressive overall timetable for the project.
Upon the receipt of necessary permits, the SCPA intends to seek Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant funds due to the multimodal
characteristics of the projec
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">CURRENT ISSUES: 07/10/12 – 1700 – Pilot Commission meeting
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">FUTURE/ONGOING ISSUES: 07/26/12 – 0815 – NAVOPS Meeting
<span-family:"Century","serif";color:black">07/26/12 – 1700 – Maritime Happy Hour – Duck & Dog West Ashley
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<span-family:"Century","serif";color:black">08/14/12 –
1700 – Pilot Commission meeting<span-family:"Century","serif";color:black">
<span-family:"Century","serif";color:black">08/23/12 –
0815 – NAVOPS Meeting<span-family:"Century","serif";color:black">
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09/11/12 – 1145 – C.W.I.T. luncheon at Convention Center – Port Advocacy
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">09/17-19 - 39TH ANNUAL S.C. INTERNATIONAL TRADE CONFERENCE
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">09/20/12 – 1800 – Propeller Club dinner
09/27/12 - 0815 – NAVOPS Meeting<span-family:"Century","serif";color:black">
<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">2018 - ETA FOR NEW CHARLESTON PORT TERMINAL TO BE COMPLETED
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<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Tides for Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) starting with July 21, 2011.
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July 2012
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Tu 10 High 1:32 AM 5.1 6:20 AM Rise 12:11 AM 61
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 10 Low 7:44 AM 0.2 8:30 PM Set 1:17 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 10 High 2:04 PM 5.2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 10 Low 8:20 PM 1.0
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">W 11 High 2:19 AM 4.8 6:20 AM Rise 12:43 AM 52
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 11 Low 8:30 AM 0.3 8:30 PM Set 2:12 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 11 High 2:54 PM 5.2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 11 Low 9:16 PM 1.1
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Th 12 High 3:09 AM 4.6 6:21 AM Rise 1:17 AM 42
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 12 Low 9:18 AM 0.4 8:30 PM Set 3:06 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 12 High 3:45 PM 5.3
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 12 Low 10:11 PM 1.1
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">F 13 High 4:00 AM 4.5 6:22 AM Rise 1:54 AM 33
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 13 Low 10:07 AM 0.4 8:29 PM Set 4:00 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 13 High 4:35 PM 5.4
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 13 Low 11:05 PM 1.1
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sa 14 High 4:51 AM 4.5 6:22 AM Rise 2:34 AM 24
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 14 Low 10:56 AM 0.4 8:29 PM Set 4:52 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 14 High 5:25 PM 5.5
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 14 Low 11:55 PM 1.0
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Su 15 High 5:42 AM 4.5 6:23 AM Rise 3:18 AM 17
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 15 Low 11:45 AM 0.3 8:28 PM Set 5:43 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 15 High 6:13 PM 5.6
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">M 16 Low 12:41 AM 0.8 6:23 AM Rise 4:07 AM 10
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 16 High 6:32 AM 4.6 8:28 PM Set 6:32 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 16 Low 12:32 PM 0.2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 16 High 6:59 PM 5.8
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Tu 17 Low 1:25 AM 0.6 6:24 AM Rise 4:59 AM 5
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 17 High 7:19 AM 4.7 8:28 PM Set 7:17 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 17 Low 1:17 PM 0.1
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 17 High 7:43 PM 5.9
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">W 18 Low 2:07 AM 0.5 6:25 AM Rise 5:55 AM 1
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 18 High 8:04 AM 4.8 8:27 PM Set 7:59 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 18 Low 2:01 PM 0.0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 18 High 8:24 PM 6.0
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Th 19 Low 2:47 AM 0.3 6:25 AM Rise 6:53 AM 0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 19 High 8:47 AM 4.9 8:27 PM Set 8:39 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 19 Low 2:45 PM 0.0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 19 High 9:03 PM 6.0
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">F 20 Low 3:26 AM 0.2 6:26 AM Rise 7:53 AM 0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 20 High 9:29 AM 5.0 8:26 PM Set 9:15 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 20 Low 3:28 PM 0.0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 20 High 9:41 PM 6.0
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sa 21 Low 4:05 AM 0.0 6:27 AM Rise 8:54 AM 3
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 21 High 10:10 AM 5.1 8:25 PM Set 9:50 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 21 Low 4:13 PM 0.0
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 21 High 10:19 PM 5.9
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Su 22 Low 4:45 AM -0.1 6:27 AM Rise 9:55 AM 7
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 22 High 10:53 AM 5.2 8:25 PM Set 10:25 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 22 Low 5:00 PM 0.1
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 22 High 11:00 PM 5.8
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">M 23 Low 5:27 AM -0.1 6:28 AM Rise 10:57 AM 14
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 23 High 11:39 AM 5.4 8:24 PM Set 11:00 PM
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 23 Low 5:51 PM 0.2
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> 23 High 11:45 PM 5.7
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MARINE FORECAST :
Synopsis...A SURFACE FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED INLAND BEFORE LIFTING BACK NORTH ON FRIDAY AS ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS ACROSS THE AREA.
Today: Sw winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Tonight: S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Wed: Sw winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Wed Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Thu: Se winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
Thu Night: Se winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Fri: Se winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Fri Night: Se winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat: Se winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night: Se winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.